Competitive Information for Honedge [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Honedge
Steel / Ghost
Abilities:
No GuardNo Guard: Every move used by or against this Pokemon will always hit.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.25x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
0x
2x
0.5x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
0.5x
0x
0x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Honedge? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Honedge is a fabulous Steel and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Honedge is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Honedge is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Species: Honedge
Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 88 Hp / 252 Atk / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide / Return
- Night Slash / Brutal Swing
Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 88 Hp / 252 Atk / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide / Return
- Night Slash / Brutal Swing
Physical Sweeper Honedge (No Guard)
Honedge is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Honedge's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With No Guard, every move used by or against Honedge will always hit. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Honedge? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Honedge
Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 88 Hp / 252 Atk / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Night Slash / Return
Item: Ghostium Z / Life Orb
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 88 Hp / 252 Atk / 168 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Night Slash / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Honedge (No Guard)
Honedge is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Honedge's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With No Guard, every move used by or against Honedge will always hit. Night Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Sneak is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ghost-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Honedge learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Honedge can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Honedge
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Shadow Sneak, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Honedge's EVs for Sun/Moon
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